A landmark publication compiled by two UPEI researchers showcasing immigrant entrepreneurs on Prince Edward Island, was officially launched recently by the Honourable Alan Campbell, Minister of Innovation and Advanced Learning. The full-colour publication, titled Immigrant Entrepreneurs on Prince Edward Island, illustrates the personal stories, challenges and satisfactions of some 60 immigrants...

In just over a month, the new UPEI Alumni Canada Games Place, located at the University of Prince Edward Island, will be bustling as top track and field athletes compete for the gold during the 2009 Canada Games. This new multi-functional athletics facility was officially opened on Monday, July 13. Thanks to investments made by the federal, provincial and municipal governments, and UPEI, the...

UPEI's Atlantic Veterinary College is world renowned for its expertise in veterinary epidemiology through its Centre for Veterinary Epidemiological Research. This expertise has been further strengthened by the recent appointment of Dr. Javier Sanchez as the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) Chair in Regulatory Veterinary Epidemiology at the Atlantic Veterinary College. ...

The Robertson Library at UPEI is looking for Island artists who would like to help improve the aesthetics of the high-traffic lobby area on the library's upper floor. It is sponsoring its second public art competition to acquire a work of art that invokes creative images of culture, learning, and information. The competition focuses on art for the walls, but submissions may also include...

The Tourism Research Centre at UPEI's School of Business is pleased to announce a report profiling seniors-only travel parties to PEI. This report is based on the results of the 2007-2008 PEI Visitor Exit Survey and classifies seniors as those 55 years of age or older. Of all seniors travelling to PEI, about 30 per cent travelled with no other age group, and the highest proportion of...

Nine graduates from Bluefield and Kensington high schools recently took advantage of a pilot program introduced at UPEI this summer to help students make informed decisions about their future education and career paths. Each student received an award from the University to cover the cost of taking part in a three-day orientation program called ExperienceU. Through ExperienceU sessions and...

Assassin bugs that eat away the flesh of prisoners, plague-infested fleas, disease-carrying lice, bee bombs-the stuff of science fiction, you say? Not true! Award-winning science writer Jeffrey A. Lockwood will give a public lecture about the use of insects as weapons of war on Wednesday, July 22, 2009, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in the Wanda Wyatt Lecture Theatre (Room 104), K.C. Irving Chemistry...

The Centre for Enterprise & Entrepreneurship at the UPEI School of Business has been named in recognition of American businessman Ralph Hostetter's long-standing commitment to the university and the province. The Hostetter Centre for Enterprise & Entrepreneurship aims to advance education and research in enterprise and entrepreneurial activity, especially in industries of relevance to PEI...

PEI Premier Robert Ghiz has given special recognition to individuals working in the field of research and development for their commitment to strengthen the innovative sectors of the PEI economy. A highlight of the recognition ceremony on June 29 included the presentation of the Premier's Medal for Innovation and the appointment of two Provincial Industry Research Chairs. UPEI's Dr....

Eleven UPEI graduate students and post-doctoral researchers have been awarded funding through the Graduate and Post-Doctoral Fellowship Program. The provincial program promotes partnerships between the private sector and research institutions by sponsoring students and researchers whose studies are aligned with the Island Prosperity Strategy. The PEI Department of Innovation and Advanced...